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Not sure if this should be in Comedy or the Sinking of the Euro thread:

A small rural town in Spain twinned with a similar town in Italy. The mayor of the Italian town visited the Spanish town. When he saw the palatial mansion belonging to the Spanish mayor he wondered how he could afford such a house.

The Spaniard said: "You see that bridge over there? The EU gave us a grant to build a two-lane bridge, but by building a single lane bridge with traffic lights at either end this house could be built".

The following year the Spaniard visited the Italian town. He was simply amazed at the Italian mayor's house, gold taps, marble floors; it was marvellous. When he asked how this could be afforded the Italian mayor said: "You see that bridge over there?"

The Spaniard replied: "No."